I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
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I love the game. I think it’s a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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You lose with potential. You win with performance.
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There’s no grey area, there’s instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We’re not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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I’m a little superstitious.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don’t care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.
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